How can such an Iconic movie only have a 6.8?
I was 15 when this movie came out and I remember all to well how huge it was and the influence it had.
Not too mention how great of a movie it really is.
Travolta even got a best actor nod.
This movie has been referenced a million times since it came out and still holds up today.
It should be in the top 250 ...imho
I have to agree.
share"and still holds up today."
No, it doesn't. It's problematic.
How does it not? How does a story about 19-20 year olds blowing their minimum wage paychecks on booze and partying not have relevance today? It’s a classic coming of age dilemma that every generation experiences when they finally get the keys to adulthood: drive fast to nowhere or drive slow to a better life.
shareI think it's a solid 7.0 but not any higher.
The movie has problems, the least of which is that it has two completely clashing tones. On one hand, there are these wonderful scenes romanticizing disco. On the other, there are scenes that are unbelievably crass, even by 1970s standards.
I think the contrasts are one the main points. The disco was a fantasy oasis where the locals went to escape from their gritty, tarnished lives. They sold paint during the day, but felt like kings at night in the glitter palace.
Disco culture was crass. Studio 54 was the top of it’s game but it was also known for open drug use and all kinds of hedonistic behavior. Borough guys like Tony and his crew were crude and crass too. The 1970s was a very raw era and this film doesn’t gloss over it.
Tony realizes how he had been duped by the fantasy at the end. After realizing the dance contest was rigged, he storms out of the disco and calls it a dump. (Sidenote on rewatch: check out the guy at the door who overhears this. Funny stuff). Everything went downhill fast from there. He turns up at Stephanie’s place the next morning jaded but ready to put that life behind him.
Actually, well put.